Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-27
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Candidates for Chief of Police are Jump
ing up on all sides.
Warden Aull took charge of the branch
prison at Folsom yesterday.
Nearly 100000 was paid by the Sheriff
into the County Treasury Saturday.
Taxes will be delinquent after O'Clock
this evening. Pay up and avoid the pen
atty.
Local politicians are canvassing candi-
dates for Fire Commissioner at the spring
election.
The County Board of Examination
meets to-day to examine applicants for
teachers certificates.
The flag at the repair shops is at half
mast out of respect to the memory of
August Cook, foreman.
James Eddy and John Fitzpatrick,
Christmas DRINKS, were the only arrests
made by the police last night.
At Agricultural Park yesterday the race
for the 2:30 class was won by n. c. Tryon's
Clara G.. The running race did not come
off.
Yesterday was quite generally observed
as holiday by the leading business firms,
who kept closed doors throughout the
day.
At Snowflake Park yesterday the Silver
Stars defeated the Pro Cultos in game of
baseball, by score of % to 49, with an in
ming to spare.
Frank Daroux, Assistant Engineer at
the Water Works, and Al Heinrich, en-
gineer OF FIRE engine No. 2, had a little
''set to' on Christmas.
Yesterday a brown mare, hitched to a
top buggy, was found on the premises OF
an uptown citizen. The animal had been
driven very hard and then left where
| found. An owner of the rig is advertised
| for in this issue.
Lee Dennis came in from the country to
view the Christmas sights. He saw them
and also INDUCED in large amount of
| beer. He tell asleep on the sidewalk and
when he awoke he found that some thief
had appropriated his hat boots, pantaloons
| and socks.
After January l, 1888, the output of car
| wheels of the foundry of the railroad shops
is to be increased from 400 wheels per week
| TO over 600 wheels. This will necessitate the
| employment of a number of extra hands
and the services of both furnaces. At pres
ent about % tons of metal are made into
wheels daily.
| The proprietor OF the saloon in the Bee
\ building denies that row occurred there
on Sunday night. lie says iigl originated
on street, and that one of the parties
rushed into his saloon to escape from the
other. The refugee was overtaken there
and pummeled somewhat, but his saloon
was not responsible for the row.
AT Young Mems Christian Association
Hall this evening the second in the course
of business talks to young men will be
given by Captain Charles Goodall of San
Francisco, the senior partner in the Oregon
steamship line, his subject being " How to
Woo Dame Fortune, and How to Keep
Her." All young men will be welcome.
The average Signal Service temperature
yesterday was 4S' being L. warmer than
the normal temperature for that day. The
highest and lowest temperature was $50 and
43o, with fresh to gentle southerly winds
and cloudy to fair weather. The rainfall
yesterday morning was OF of an inch, max
ing .S3 of an inch for this month and 1.3O
for the season, as against 2.53 inches to an
equal date last year.
John J. Morrison, of LOOMS. and one Of
the Placer County Committee in charge ci
the citrus exhibition at Los Angeles, was in
the city yesterday. He had returned home
to attend to some business matters and was
again en- route to Los Angeles, as the fail
is to be continued through the present
week. Mr.. Morrison is very enthusiastic
as to the effect being produced by the exhi
bition, and says that while certain parties
. in Southern California are not friendly
. towards this section, the people generally
are pleased to see the exhibit and TO know
that citrus fruits can be grown so success
fully here. There is no question but tina
the exhibition and the committee il
charge of it are doing a grand work in cor
| recting false impressions about this part o
the State, and making known its resources
and the influence should be continued q
long as possible.